Press Releases

Erie, PA – July 2, 2018 — The 11th Eastern Native Grass Symposium will take place September 17-19 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, PA. The biennial symposium brings together stakeholders and academics from around the United States and Canada to share best...

Kansas City, MO — April 1, 2018 — The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has named Calvin Ernst, Founder and President of Ernst Conservation Seeds, as the 2018 Agribusiness Leader of the Year. This award, which is NAMA’s highest honor, recognizes...

Meadville, PA — January 23, 2018 — Ernst Conservation Seeds, the largest supplier of native grass and wildflower seeds in the eastern United States, anticipates another profitable year as it positions itself to meet sustained demand while driving new market...

Meadville, PA — February 13, 2017 — Calvin Ernst, founder and president of Ernst Conservation Seeds, was recently named to a new 25-member advisory board made up of agriculture and associated industry leaders from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The new...

Meadville, PA — January 16, 2017 — Ernst Conservation Seeds recently hired Kevin Jamison to fill the new position of crop inputs manager. Jamison graduated from Pennsylvania State University in December of 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in plant sciences, agroecology...

Meadville, PA — January 1, 2017 — Ernst Conservation Seeds, the largest supplier of native grass and wildflower seeds in the eastern United States, enjoyed unprecedented sales in 2016. The company anticipates a similarly profitable 2017 as it positions itself to meet...